Kanye West Settlement

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Kanye West, Kid Cudi and other collaborators reached a <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/kanyesample.pdf"><strong>settlement</strong></a> agreement with actor Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple, who accused the musicians of using a sample of his vocal recording titled “The Spirit of Marcus Garvey (Garvey speaks to an all-Black audience)” without authorization in violation of copyright law. </span>

LOS ANGELES – Kanye West, Kid Cudi and other collaborators reached a settlement with actor Ronald Oslin Bobb-Semple, who accused the musicians of using a sample of his vocal recording titled “The Spirit of Marcus Garvey (Garvey speaks to an all-Black audience)” without authorization in violation of copyright law.

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